Where does “robber” come from?
Robber comes from Middle English robber, meaning one who robs or steals.
robber (English): A person who robs
Definitions
- A person who robs
Ancestry of “robber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | robbour | A robber or burglar; one who robs or steals |
| 2 | Old French | robeor | thief; burglar; robber |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |